The document provides aerial and close-up views of a 4th grade classroom, highlighting its key areas and features. These include a quiet reading area, teacher desk, blackboards, carpet for story time, computers at the back, cubbies under the blackboards, empty space for student presentations, book shelves and bulletin boards, placement of desks that can convert to tables, lighting and displays to stimulate students, and beanbag chairs for reading. The complete view shows how all of these areas come together in the classroom.

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My Fourth Grade
Classroom
Phiona Lloyd-Henry

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An Aerial
View
From this view, the main
areas of the class are visible:
• Area for quiet leisure
reading or small
conferences
• Teacher desk
• Bank of blackboards
(which could also have
interactive Smart Boards)
• Carpet at the front of the
class for story-time
• Personal computers at the
back of the class

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An Aerial Side View

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An Aerial Lateral View

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An Aerial
Side View
From this view you can
see:
• The wall with windows –
where posters or
bulletins can be placed
• Cubbies underneath the
blackboards where
books or other
classroom supplies can
be placed

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Well – Lit
Area
• The empty space
between the quiet
reading area and the
seats is great for
students doing
demonstrations or
presentations.

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A View of
the Back
The back view highlights:
• Book shelves and
bulletin boards in the
back of the classroom.
There is never enough
places toy store books
and displays.

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Aerial View of
the Centre of
the Class
This highlights:
• The placement of the
desks (where students
will sit in pairs).
• The computers near to
the bookcases for silent
study

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Aerial View
of
Classroom
The desks can easily be
converted into big tables for
group work.

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Aerial
View of
the Class
The lights, colours and
displays blend to stimulate
without overwhelming
students.
The easel will be near the
front of the class for
notices.

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Aerial View

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A closer view

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Waiting for students

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View of the Teacher’s Desk

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View of the
Back
This shows the beanbag
chairs – another spot
where students can do
silent reading during
class.

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Complete View of the Classroom